Picture and method of making



Nov. 9,1926. 1,606,724

H.RUTMAN PICTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING Filed August 14, 1925 Patented Nov. e, was. i

Ubil'l STATEg seamen BUTMAN, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA;

rro'rurtn' ANDmnraonor'maismea Y paint. The invention islapplicable to artistic pictures of all typeslincluding portraits j and interior and muraldecorations. In ac- -fcordance with the invention the picture comprises a plurality of separate pieces of tex- "tile fabrics or materials or both which differ "color and in character or"'texture and 'jiwliich are shaped and arranged to form the various parts of the picture. Preferably and usually, some of the pieces are diaphanous in character (usually being net-like) and are superposed over-other pieces to change the characteristic" appearances thereof. and also to modify or amalgamate the shades of color.

A' further object of the invention is to provi'de a method of making pictures of the type hereinbefore described.

an outline sketch or "attempt has been made to represent the char- In the accompanyin drawing, Fig. 1 is iagram of a picture embodying the invention. In this figure no acteristic appearances and the colors of the various pieces of fabrics and materials, as

these appearances and colors are so varied and s finely graded as to render impossible any accurate showing of them in a line drawin i ig. 2 of the drawing is a sectionalview taken along the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. In this view for the sake of clearness the various fabrics have been greatly exaggerated asto thickness.

A picture embodying theinyention is built up on a suitable base or foundation 1 which may be cardboard. Ordinarily the various fabrics and materials representing the several objects and parts of objects are secured to this base and to each other [by means of glue or other suitable adhesive. In some cases, however, light fibrous material are simply laid in place without being glued. It will be understood that the colors and textures of the various fabrics and materials which are to be used Will depend entirely upon the particular picture to be made and that the fabrics and materials herein referred to are included merely by way of illustration and are not to be construed as limiting the invention in any Way.

The picture selected for illustration in the drawing is a winter landscape scene at night. The snow in the foreground is represented houses are represented is' ueauah a eaau ust, 14, 1925. Serial u was.

a layer 2 of white plush, which is creased or dented, as at2 to suggest foot prints or u-acks in the snow. To further and differently modify the appearance of the snow,

the plush may be lightly brushed with glue Sections 3 of green net-like material may be added at intervals on the plush to subdue and vary the color of the snow and suggest shadows. At the extreme left is a layer 4 of short loose brown silk threads or fibres rep-' or similar colorless adhesive fluid, as at 2".

resenting a bush, The tree in the foreground is represented b a layer 5 of brown velvet, this bemg suita ly cut to represent the outline of the tree trunk and principal branches.

The smaller branches may be represented by brown silk cords or threads 6.

The lowlands behind the snow' covered foreground is represented by a layer 7 of greyish green taffeta, and the houses are represented by suitably cut or shaped pieces 8 i bright red silk.

.by small bits 10 off the houses are represented by suitably cu't The mountains in the distance arerepre- I sented by a layer of lavender. silk and preferably a layer 12 of .urple diaphanous or net-l1ke material, suc as maline,'is superposed on the mountains ..to diminish the sharpness of the' silk.

, The layer-lief lavender silk is extended over the entire sky and su erposed on this are one or more layers 13 of like material, such as maline. As illustrated there are three such la'yers, of which the top layer has a hole or opening at 14 to represent a dim cloud. a

It will be understood that other parts of the picture may be represented by still other fabrics and materials, but the variety of fabric's and materials already mentioned will :uffice to indicate the'character of the invenion.

I desire toparticularly point out that a picture embodying my invention and made according to my improved method is not a mere mechanical assemblage of fabrics respectively representing the objects of, the picture. In accordance with my invention, I am able to obtain characteristic effects and shades and gradations of color, which could not possibly be obtained by the mere selection and grouping-of different opaque fabrics. While some parts of the picture ordia. navy blue netnarily doconsist of opaque fabrics, I nevertheless utilize and secure the desired artistic results by using diaphanous or net-like fabrics which are superposed over some or all of the parts of other fabrics to change the characteristic appearances thereof and to amalgamate and graduate the shades of color. In this way, I have provided a new medium and method of artistic expression which differs widely from anything heretofore known.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the invention is more readily applicable to pictures conforming to the im ressionistic school of art. The invention is owever admirably suited for pictures of the impressionistic type as all of the necessary suggestions of contour, line, color and tone can be obtained by selecting and shaping materials of the proper colors and tcx tures. Pictures embodying the invention are particularly useful for educational purposes and are of great value to art students, as this method helps to depict the fundamental characteristics of a composition. What I claim is 1. A picture composed of a plurality of suitably shaped pieces of textile fabricsar' ranged in a manner to depict various objects on a suitable foundation forming the backs round of the picture, the said fabrics being uilt up inlayers u n the foundation, some of the said layers 0 fabric being of adiaph-' anous nature overlying expose portions of the underlying layers, for the urpose of variegating the shades of color t ereof and thereby produce the effect of distance between the objects of the different layers; and means for layin the fibres of the various fabrics at desire points, to form variations in the exposed surfaces of the objects depicted by said elements.

2. A picture composed of a plurality of suitably shaped pieces of opaque textile fabrics of desired colors, in combination with 4 textile materials of various colors and textures, arranged in a manner to depict various objects on a suitable foundation forming a background for the icture, the said fabrics and materials being uilt up upon the fount dation in layers; textile fabrics and materials of diaphanous nature suitably shaped and of desired colors interposed, in a desired number of layers, between certain of said opa'ue layers and overlying desired ortions of t 1e exposed portions of the un erlying layers to variegate the shades of colors thereof and to roduce the effect of distance between the 0%jBCtS of the various layers.

3. A picture composed of a plurality o suitably shaped pieces of opaque textile fabrics of'desiredcolors, in combination with. textile materials of various colors and textures, arranged in a manner to depict vari-' ous objects on a suitable foundation forming a background for the picture, the said fabrics and materials being built up upon the foun dation in layers; textile fabrics and materials of diaphanous ,nature suitably shaped and of desired colors interposed, in a desired number of layers, between certain of said opaque layers and overlying desired portions of the exposed portionsof the under lying layers to variegate the shades of colors thereof and to produce the effect of distance between the objects of the various layers; suitably shaped pieces of pile fabrics of de sired colors superimposed upon the built up layers to depict objects in the foreground of the picture; and adhesive material ap" plied to the elements constituting the pic ture at desired points, for layin the 'ile of said pile fabric and the fibres 0% the ot er fabrics and materials at said points, to form, variations on the exposed surfaces of the objects depicted by the said elements.

HERMAN nu'rnau. 

